http://compassfield.com/what-is-the-best-portable-water-filter-to-use-for-hiking-travel.html purification and filteration systems Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:52:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://compassfield.com/what-is-the-best-portable-water-filter-to-use-for-hiking-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-135 Uhf Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:37:54 +0000 http://compassfield.com/what-is-the-best-portable-water-filter-to-use-for-hiking-travel.html#comment-135 I go portaging in Algonquin Park for a week at a time. I currently have a Katadyn Scout, water quality is great, filter life is tremendous 50000 liters) but the flow rate is a little slow (about 500 ml/per minute). I purchased it used from ebay for 120 US (280 US brand new). I am currently reviewing some of the gravity fed systems beacuse I hate pumping. It's a toss up between the Doulton GSS-Mini and the MSR Autoflow system. The Doulton GSS mini has higher filtration quality and a much longer filter life but it only produces about 700ml/hour. The MSR autoflow has a much higher flow rate (1.75 Liters/min). Both filters have a 0.2 micron filter but the doulton filter is silver impregnated ceramic with activated carbon for chlorine and chemicals, whereas the MSR filter is a hollow fiber based filter, which is not effective against pollutants and chemicals and chlorine. I am probably going to buy the MSR autoflow because the flow rate of the Doulton model is limiting for groups larger than two. I go portaging in Algonquin Park for a week at a time. I currently have a Katadyn Scout, water quality is great, filter life is tremendous 50000 liters) but the flow rate is a little slow (about 500 ml/per minute). I purchased it used from ebay for 120 US (280 US brand new). I am currently reviewing some of the gravity fed systems beacuse I hate pumping. It’s a toss up between the Doulton GSS-Mini and the MSR Autoflow system. The Doulton GSS mini has higher filtration quality and a much longer filter life but it only produces about 700ml/hour. The MSR autoflow has a much higher flow rate (1.75 Liters/min). Both filters have a 0.2 micron filter but the doulton filter is silver impregnated ceramic with activated carbon for chlorine and chemicals, whereas the MSR filter is a hollow fiber based filter, which is not effective against pollutants and chemicals and chlorine. I am probably going to buy the MSR autoflow because the flow rate of the Doulton model is limiting for groups larger than two.

]]> http://compassfield.com/what-is-the-best-portable-water-filter-to-use-for-hiking-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-131 kagy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:54:53 +0000 http://compassfield.com/what-is-the-best-portable-water-filter-to-use-for-hiking-travel.html#comment-131 ive been on camping for weeks and overseas and never had one.when camping only drink ru8nning water.when overseas always boil or buy bottled water.save some space in ya backpack to ive been on camping for weeks and overseas and never had one.when camping only drink ru8nning water.when overseas always boil or buy bottled water.save some space in ya backpack to

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